Summary

Derek Hale, Beacon Hills Alpha and Dom, wakes up in a dark cell already housing another captive – a mute, traumatized sub with a cruel collar around his neck. His only goal is to get them both free of their brutal circumstances; but even as he tries to get his young companion home, a bond between them grows. Nothing comes easily: danger and harrowing echoes of their ordeal shadow every step they take.

Bookmarker's Notes

Awesome, awesome story. Amazibg worldbuildng, and it's so *soft*, which is weird for a story that features torture. But still: soft. Lovely Stiles, kind and strong Derek. Intensely satisfying story. Run, don't walk, go read it now.

Summary

“Mum, the fact that Lydia was the first of us to end up barefoot and pregnant is honestly a source of continual surprise to me.” // As it turns out, Mary Bennet’s internal checklist to Being a Good Person—go to medical school; join Médecins Sans Frontières; save lives—is a somewhat oversimplification of matters.